Postcode · Dover
Crime in CT16 9FA
How much crime is recorded in CT16 9FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dover East
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,235 (2024)
CT16 9FADover
How safe is CT16 9FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT16 9FA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CT16 9FANational
Violence and sexual offences37.523.6
Anti-social behaviour26.810.7
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Other theft7.34.5
Drugs6.02.4
Burglary5.39.1
Public order4.14.6
Other crime3.01.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.